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323 YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 12/18/2025 15:40 EDT

YouTube Shuts Down Channels Using AI To Create Fake Movie Trailers

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Deadline: YouTube has terminated two prominent channels that used artificial intelligence to create fake movie trailers, Deadline can reveal. The Google-owned video giant has switched off Screen Culture and KH Studio, which together boasted well over 2 million subscribers and more than a billion views. The channels have been replaced with the message: "This page isn't available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else."

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